Posted 15 months ago
Primary Care Paramedic
@ Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Newfoundland and Labrador
Overview
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring a temporary full-time Primary Care Paramedic based in Happy Valley-Goose Bay/Sheshatshiu, reporting to the Manager of Emergency Services. The role provides pre-hospital emergency assessment and care, driving ambulances and responding to emergency and routine calls. Pay is CAD 32.71 to 37.40 per hour plus the Labrador Allowance, with incentives such as a signing bonus up to $16,000 and relocation assistance.
Responsibilities:
- Respond to emergency and routine calls
- Provide basic and advanced pre-hospital emergency care
- Drive ambulances and complete patient assessments
- Work as part of an interdisciplinary health care team
- Promote safety for patients and staff
Requirements summary:
- Accredited Primary Care Paramedic program graduation
- Current NL Paramedicine registration as a PCP
- Valid Class 4 driver's licence
- Basic Life Support certification
- Effective oral and written communication
- Successful physical capability testing
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Source and dates
Source type not verified · nlhs
- Employer posting date
- 2025-08-11
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Vehicle, Client sites, Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 100 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | NL Paramedicine registration (PCP), Medical certification with the Office of the Provincial Medical Director, Basic Life Support, Physical Capability testing certificate |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | driving record, vulnerable sector |
| Education | High school (required), College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Primary Care Paramedicine |
| Perks mentioned | Relocation assistance, Signing bonus, Performance bonus, Home office allowance |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | St. John's |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,001 |
| Zone: Labrador Grenfell Zone Location: LHC - Goose Bay - Labrador Health Centre Primary Care Paramedic (revised) Labrador Grenfell Zone - ROAD AMB-GOOSE BAY Temporary Full-time (until 24 March 2027 with possibility of extension) NAPE HS 56665RP1 |
|---|
| Hours | (; On-Call, Days, Evenings, Nights, Standby, Weekends) |
| Salary | CGHSA29 (CAD32.71 - CAD37.40 per hour plus the applicable Labrador Allowance) The following incentives may be applicable:
For more information on bursaries/incentives please visit www.workinhealthnl.ca/incentives or email [email protected] |
| Competition Number | VAC0015041 |
| Posted Date | 2025-08-12 |
| Closing Date | Open until filled. |
| Demands, duties, qualifications | Job Summary: The Primary Care Paramedicworks as an integral part of the paramedicine program. The successful candidate will work within their scope of practice, including responding to emergency and routine calls, providing skilled basic and advanced emergency care or assistance to persons suffering from a variety of injuries or illnesses. The successful applicant is responsible for maintaining professional and organizational standards of practice. The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centered care, demonstrate a commitment to safety and partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks and implementing improvements. The successful applicant will report directly to the Manager of Emergency Services. The primary base for this service is located in Happy Valley-Goose Bay/Sheshatshiu, NL. Duties/Job Demands: The Primary Care Paramedic works as an active member of the health care team providing pre-hospital assessment and medical care to people with acute illnesses or injuries while maintaining a high standard of care to the patients. Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed through observation, examination of records and reports, and the presence or absence of valid complaints. The Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) functions as part of an interdisciplinary team within healthcare facility units and ensures client and staff safety, and other related duties as required. Job Demands: By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to): • Regularly lifts and moves patients and equipment (between 25-50 lbs.) and involved in heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of stretchers (100 lbs.) and patients; • Constantly stands, bends, stretches, kneels or pushes and pulls; sometimes in small and cramped spaces; • Constantly requires visual concentration or alertness to drive ambulances, complete site and patient assessments and to administer medications. Regularly there are time pressures in the pre-hospital emergency setting; • Regularly there is lack of control over work pace occurs due to the unpredictable situations during a medical emergency, or unpredictable call volume; Qualifications: Graduation from High School or equivalent; • Graduation from an approved Primary Care Paramedic program accredited by the Canadian Medical Association; • Current registration with the NL Paramedicine Regulation as a PCP; • Current medical certification with the Office of the Provincial Medical Director • Possession of a valid Class 4 Driver's License as issued by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; • Current certification in Basic Life Support; • Effective oral and written communication skills; • Critical and sound decision making skills; • Successful completion of the Physical Capability testing certificate (within the last 3 months) and continued responsibility to meet the minimum standards of physical capability as outlined in provincial policy; • For standby, must be able to report to work within the required timeframe of 10 minutes or be willing to stay at the base. • A satisfactory record of work performance is required; • A satisfactory Driver’s Abstract from Motor Vehicle Registration is required; • A satisfactory Certificate of Good Conduct and Vulnerable Sector Check; |
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